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On the other side, within the faction quarters of Wizard College in Fire Oil City, Monroe, having ceased communication, walked out of the room, visibly exhausted.
Outside the door, Ivina leaned against the pristine walls just as before, keeping watch for Monroe but her attention was on the Magic Newspaper in front of her. Upon seeing Monroe emerge, she set aside the newspaper and inquired whether the Pope had issued any new orders.
Monroe hesitated for a moment. In fact, Monroe was somewhat dissatisfied with his partner Ivina's recent performance, as she had started to delve into those experiments conducted by wizards, claiming she wanted to replicate the free fall and pendulum experiments previously done by the "Star of Magic" to verify their authenticity.
This was a highly dangerous signal!
Deepening one's knowledge of wizards' lore was not a fun matter, as one could easily be ensnared by the forbidden knowledge contained within.